diff --git a/framework/core/js/forum/src/components/PostStream.js b/framework/core/js/forum/src/components/PostStream.js
index e88f9adcb..13f5383e0 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/forum/src/components/PostStream.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/forum/src/components/PostStream.js
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ class PostStream extends Component {
    * @public
    */
   update() {
-    if (!this.viewingEnd) return Promise.resolve();
+    if (!this.viewingEnd) return m.deferred().resolve().promise;
+
 
     this.visibleEnd = this.count();